OSCAR, or the Old Students� Celebration At RSK, was conceived in 1999 as a continuation of the previous OSA festivals � Cultural Fever of 1987, OSCAR 1990 (when it stood for Old Students� Carnival), FOSA RSK 1992 and Eclat 1995. OSCAR 99, though based on the same mould of a stage for showcasing the students� extra-curricular talents, went on to set a trend in the type of events that were held.

OSCAR has always celebrated the coming together of the 3 streams that form a School�s structure � the Old Students, the current students and the teaching community that acts as a bridge between the Old and the new students. Through this celebration, the Old Students try to give back to the School, and hence the current students, a bit of what they have learnt after passing out of School gates.

This year, OSCAR 2004 comes with a difference. With the need to constantly redefine ourselves, and be a trend-setter, OSCAR 2004 is split into 4 streams � a Cultural Extravaganza which aims at showcasing the talents of students, a Career Guidance Course for the IX and X Std students, an Open House Counselling Session for the XI and XII Std students, and a Special programme � the Model United Nations Assembly. These programmes are aimed at showing to students what all directions their career paths could go. They also would help students get answers to a lot of questions that they would have had inside them, but would not have known answers for, or whom to ask. By the Career Guidance and Open House Sessions, we bring to the Student community people from among the Old Student Community who would be in a position to understand what these Students are going through, and hence would be able to provide better answers. We do not claim that you would not get these answers anywhere � but we only claim that this is one more opportunity for you to get answers.

The Model United Nations Assembly is aimed at trying to inculcate within students the need to have a better world, and to change the ways of our living neighbourhood before it gets too late. The stage that the MUNA offers would enable the students to know more about their International community and to look at problems plaguing various countries. It also prepares students to fit into the role of leaders of the future, and also enables students to manage time, resources, situations and people better. Together, this year�s OSCAR aims at redefining the way OSCAR has been in the past and to be more student-community-friendly so that OSCAR and the OSA prove time and again that we are not here to have just meaningless fun. We are here for fun with a purpose. Thanks. And enjoy the next two days as we celebrate OSCAR!